The school bells are ringing, classrooms are buzzing, and we're off on this year's adventure with a new group of students. NCTE has the resources, lesson plans, and activities to support you now and throughout the year.

Learning to Read the NumbersPhyllis and David Whitin show how critical readers dig beneath the surface of data to understand how numbers are constructed by authors to portray a certain version of reality.

Click here for related ReadWriteThink lesson plans by Phyllis and David Whitin.

Feel Empowered

“No one knows as much about your students as you do . . . Your knowledge about your students guides the instructional choices you make, and it shapes your response to any mandate, including the Common Core State Standards.”Anne Gere, Core Standards Series Editor

These books reinforce a focus on student learning by demonstrating ways of addressing the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in grades K-2 and 3-5 while also adhering to NCTE principles of effective teaching.

Renew Yourself

Annual Convention

We invite you to join us at the Elementary Section Get-Together on Thursday evening. At this event, you will get to meet authors of mentor texts and will honor Kathy G. Short as this year’s Outstanding Educator Award winner. Join us at the Books for Children Luncheon on Saturday and sit with a favorite author and listen to Pam Muñoz Ryan as the featured speaker. There is an affiliate breakfast on Saturday if you are involved or interested in knowing more about your local affiliate.

Treat yourself to digital features of Language Artsmade possible by the new Editorial Team. Incoming editors, Amy Seely Flint, Teri Holbrook, Laura May, Peggy Albers, and Caitlin Dooley invite you to take advantage of the extended features, beginning in the September issue, including podcasts. Podcasts will feature a conversation with one of the authors from an issue, as well as highlights from the LA section, “Conversation Currents.” Members receive six issues of LA for only $25/year. Not a subscriber? Subscribe today!